i believe we need scoring depth and need another winger, maybe 2 at this point so i hope the rumors are true. Need legit 40-50 pointers, not has been or project players. I'm not sure gomez is a legit player at this time.

Gomez is fine. Relying on Handzus, Galiardi, Desjardins and Sheppard to produce isn't.

I'd love to see Seto back here. Perfect 3rd line winger who can snipe.

They don't need another winger. They need to use what they have better. One of Galiardi or Sheppard can play along Couture and Clowe while Handzus and Havlat can go with Gomez and make things happen. They just need time to gel. It doesn't happen overnight.

Seto's either a scratch or a 4th liner tomorrow for the Wild, so I hear. Not doing well.

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Originally Posted by Pinkfloyd

They don't need another winger. They need to use what they have better. One of Galiardi or Sheppard can play along Couture and Clowe while Handzus and Havlat can go with Gomez and make things happen. They just need time to gel. It doesn't happen overnight.

They need Handzus to disappear. He is not a top-9 forward. I'm fine with Sheppard in the top-9, not Handzus.

They don't need another winger. They need to use what they have better. One of Galiardi or Sheppard can play along Couture and Clowe while Handzus and Havlat can go with Gomez and make things happen. They just need time to gel. It doesn't happen overnight.

We'll see, we have little to no scoring from a 3rd line at this time, gonna need something from them to win a cup. To many players here would have to have seasons they have never had or have had and won't have again to make this happen.
I'm referring to Galiardi, Sheppard, Gomez, Handzus, and Desi for the most part. What are the chances that one of them puts up 45 points, i'd say none! I'd want *2* from that last that will in a reliable manor - or new players that can.

They need Handzus to disappear. He is not a top-9 forward. I'm fine with Sheppard in the top-9, not Handzus.

They can still do Sheppard-Couture-Clowe and Galiardi-Gomez-Havlat and still do fine but they have to pick a setup and go with it. You can shake up the top two lines and be alright but with all the change in the bottom six, fluctuating it consistently as has been done is counterproductive to finding a match.

They can still do Sheppard-Couture-Clowe and Galiardi-Gomez-Havlat and still do fine but they have to pick a setup and go with it. You can shake up the top two lines and be alright but with all the change in the bottom six, fluctuating it consistently as has been done is counterproductive to finding a match.

We fall behind and the mixing of lines is bound to happen. Thats how TMac rolls.

They can still do Sheppard-Couture-Clowe and Galiardi-Gomez-Havlat and still do fine but they have to pick a setup and go with it. You can shake up the top two lines and be alright but with all the change in the bottom six, fluctuating it consistently as has been done is counterproductive to finding a match.

I honestly don't hate those lines. I'd love to upgrade on Galiardi, but I'm higher on him than others around here.

Clarke MacArthur is almost certainly available from Toronto. Plays both ends well, is gritty and is good for ~45 points.

I would like to have MacArthur on our team, I like the way he plays. I wonder if something like this would be fair and don't take my head off for this but I'm really not sure, just kinda throwing it out there:

To Maple Leafs:
Douglas Murray
Michal Handzus

To Sharks:
Clarke MacArthur
2013 3rd round pick

You guys think that's fair? I think it might be because I think the majority of us wanna get rid of Douglas Murray and Handzus but Handzus hasn't looked that bad so far and these two HAVE been getting it done on the PK so if we do trade for a winger, are either of these two the guys we wanna trade for one? How much would losing them hurt our PK?

I would like to have MacArthur on our team, I like the way he plays. I wonder if something like this would be fair and don't take my head off for this but I'm really not sure, just kinda throwing it out there:

To Maple Leafs:
Douglas Murray
Michal Handzus

To Sharks:
Clarke MacArthur
2013 3rd round pick

You guys think that's fair? I think it might be because I think the majority of us wanna get rid of Douglas Murray and Handzus but Handzus hasn't looked that bad so far and these two HAVE been getting it done on the PK so if we do trade for a winger, are either of these two the guys we wanna trade for one? How much would losing them hurt our PK?

I don't see the point. Scratch Murray, stop giving Handzus so much 5 on 5 ice time, give Gomez a competent winger and let him play. It's insane that the bottom 6 take the vast majority of the o-zone faceoffs and get outshot the way they do against weak competition. Not to mention it's extremely frustrating to see Gomez randomly skate a shift with the 2nd line, create a bunch of chances and/or make a play that leads to a goal only to come out the next shift with some combination of Handzus/Burish/Desi. I'd like to see: